Doctoral Scholarship
MuSkLE Graduate Programme
Deadline application: 30/03/2026
The Lyon1 University is very proud to announce scholarships in support of excellent students who wish to complete their PhD in France, in an interdisciplinary doctoral program dedicated to the musculoskeletal system. Scholarships are supported by the Graduate initiative MuSkLE within the Graduate+ framework.
Graduate + is a programme of training through research reuniting 4 French higher education institutions, 15 transdisciplinary thematic programmes of excellence from undergraduate to doctoral level, intensive immersion in the world of research, scholarships for international students as well as scholarships for international mobility.
This programme is supported by the French National Research Agency as part of the Investments Program #3 / France 2030 (ANR-21-SFRI-0001).
Aim of the thesis:
These 3 Doctoral scholarships are allocated for 3 years from June 2026 to May 2029 or a motivated applicant eager to work on in an interdisciplinary doctoral program dedicated to the musculoskeletal system. Projects between Graduate Initiative MuSkLE teams are highly encouraged.
PhD topics:
Procedure:
PhD projects are selected by a dedicated committee. Application must be submitted in English.
1st step
PhD candidates must submit their application file to Rémi Mounier (remi.mounier@univ-lyon1.fr) with the following items:
- A letter of recommendation of the potential thesis supervisor validating the PhD candidate
- Curriculum Vitae (2 pages max)
- Transcripts of records from Bachelor and Master degree
- If applicable, abstracts of the candidate’s previous work (g. dissertation, internship reports, scientific articles…)
- Motivation letter
- Letter of recommendation written by professors or supervisors
- Certificate of English level (TOEFL, IELTS, ECRL, TOIC)
Copy of an official identity document
2nd step
After a remote oral presentation, PhD candidates are selected for the Doctoral scholarships by a dedicated committee.
Host institutions: University Lyon 1, ENS, University Jean Monnet
Research units & hosting laboratories: Graduate Initiative MuSkLE teams Associated Doctoral Schools: BMIC & EDISS
Scholarship amount:
The amount of the doctoral scholarship is € 2300/month (gross salary) for 3 years.
Eligibility criteria for the PhD project:
Being a foreign student (dual citizenship accepted)
Having obtained a Master’s degree in a field related to the Graduate initiative before the beginning of the PhD scholarship
Award criteria:
Excellence of the academic background
Research experiences inside and outside Academia
Motivation and consistency of the professional project
Calendar and selection procedure:
PhD selection:
Submissions open for the PhD candidates: 23/01/2026
Deadline for applications: 30/03/2026
Notification of selection: Week of the 27th of April
Selection committee with the candidates selected for a remote oral presentation: Weeks of the 11th May of of the 18th May
Decisions of acceptance: Week of the 25th May